Car construction



Oct. 1,' 1935. F. KOCH CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 28, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR BY 7 J.

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ATi'dR Y' Patented Oct. 1, 1935 PATENT OFFIE CAR CONSTRUCTION Felix Koch, Bellevue, Pa., assignor to Pressed Steel Car Company, McKees Rocks, Pa., .a cor poration of New Jersey Application August 28, 1934, Serial No. '741,816 6 Claims. (01. 105-4) Ihe invention pertains to railway passenger cars and particularly that type of car known as an articulatedcar having the adjacent ends of two car bodies supported on a truck common, to

both bodies and having a passageway member between the bodies.

The object of the invention is to provide an end construction for the bodies of a car of the type described in which the passageway. member may be readily inserted and removed without separating the bodies from their supporting truck.

A further object of the invention-lies in the particular form of construction disclosed in the drawings and described in the appended specification.

The hereinafter described invention is an improvement on the invention disclosed and claimed in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,644,394 granted Qctober 4, 1927 to A. K. Pehrson et al. and it is to be understood that reference is to be had i to the above mentioned patent for details of construction not specifically disclosed and described herein.

In the drawings forming a part of the specification, Fig. 1 is a plan View of an articulated unit embodying the invention; Fig.2 shows in elevation a portion of the car disclosed in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the adjacent ends of two car. bodies showing the construction embodied in the invention; Fig. 4 shows a section taken on the lines 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 shows a section taken on the lines 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring now in detail to the drawings where like reference characters refer to like parts, reference characters I and 2 indicate two adjacent bodies of an articulated unit having their adjacent ends supported on a truck 3 common to both bodies. A passageway member 4 is disposed between the bodies, preferably supported on the truck 3 as described and claimed in the above mentioned patent, and provided with a lifting bar 22.

The adjacent end of each of the car bodies is provided with an arcuated opening 5 within which the passageways member 4 projects, and an opening 6 is provided in each side of the passageway member connecting with the interior of the car body. At each side of the opening and 50 disposed at an angle to the end of the car body are pockets 1 within which are mounted guide rollers extending the length of the passageway member and adapted to contact therewith to support the passageway member in operative position. The

55 outer sheathing at the end of the car body extends the full height of the car body and is defined adjacent its upper limits by a transverse bulkhead 52 disposed inwardly of the opening and having a preferably angular member 9 with a top flange in the plane of the roof of the body and a 10 depending flange disposed adjacent the aforesaid opening. The member 9 extends beyond the opening in the end of the body and is connected to the car end framing. Secured to the .de-

pending flange iii of the member 9 is a plate-like 15 member ii closing the end of the body and extending down to the under side of the bulkhead H2 at the interior of the car body. As will be obserVe-dfrom Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings with the construction as so far described the passage- 20 way member 4 may be readily inserted and removed from between the two car bodies by means of the lifting bar 22 without disturbing the con-. nection between the bodies and the supporting truck. 25 Without the provision of a hood at the end of each body it will be obvious that dirt, snow and rain would enter the car bodies, during operation of the articulated unit, coming over the roof l3 of the passageway member and down between the 30 sides M of the passageway member and the member ll of the car body bulkhead, thence into the interior I5 of the car body. To provide such a hood as an integral portion of the car body it will be obvious that it would be necessary to dis- 35 mantle the bodies from their supporting truck in order to remove the passageway member from between the two car bodies as is necessary in the patent referred to.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, a removable hood is provided comprising a top member l6 and an end member [1. The end member I1 is secured to the end of the body as by the flanged portions l8 bolted to the flange 8 of the car body and the member [6 of the hood is connected to the bulkhead, as at the member 9, by machine screws. As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the roof sheet I9 of the car body is cut out at the opening 5, extends over the pockets 1 at the side of the opening 5 and is connected to 5 the end wall of the car body. In order to reinforce the removable hood an angle 20 is disposed between the members l6 and I1 and connected thereto. In order to provide for free movement of the passageway member, it is proposed to bring removed from the car body by removing the bolts in the flange i8 and the machine screws securing the portion I6 of the hood to the member 9 of the bulkhead. After removing the hood the passageway member may be readily removed and provide access to the ends of the body for repairs or to provide access to the passageway member for any repairs thereto without completely disassembling the two bodies from their supporting truck.

Likewise, in the assembling of the various portions of the car, the car bodies may be disposed upon their supporting truck and all connections between the bodies completed before assembling the passageway member between the bodies.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, that the shape of the hood may be varied as desired and the member 9 or the whole bulkhead made of various shapes without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims. 7

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, two adjacent car bodies supported on a single truck by means of a bearing common to both bodies, a passageway member between the car bodies having portions extending within each body, a hood on adjacent ends of each of said bodies extending towards each other above said passageway member and readily removable fastening members securing the hoods to said car bodies. a

2. In combination, a pair of car bodies having their adjacent ends supported on a common truck, a passageway member between the bodies, and a removable hood on each of said bodies receiving portions of the roof of the passageway member.

3. In combination, a pair of car bodies having their adjacent ends supported on a truck common to each, vertically disposed openings formed in said adjacent ends to receive a passageway member disposed between the bodies and a removable hood closing the top of said opening in each of said adjacent ends.

4. In combination, a pair of car bodies having their adjacent ends supported on a truck common to each of said ends, a passageway member extending between said ends and supported on the truck, portions of said member extending within openings formed in the adjacent ends of the two bodies, a roof on said passageway member and a removable hood on each body extending over said member roof and a depending portion onthe hood engaging the roof of said member.

5. In combination, a pair of car bodies having their adjacent ends supported on a truck common to each of them, vertically disposed openings formed in the length of the adjacent end walls of the bodies, a passageway member between the bodies and within said openings, a detachable hood closing the top of said opening, supported on each body and having a depending end wall spaced from the supporting body, and a flexible strip connection between said depending end wall and roof of the passageway member.

6. In a car of the character described, a body having an end wall provided with a vertically disposed opening extending the full height of the body to form an arcuate recess therein, a transverse bulkhead on said body adjacent the upper portion of the body opening and having an end wall defining said opening, and a removable hood secured to the end of said body, closing the top of said recess.

FELIX KOCH. 

